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Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Of Human Bondage is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 11 of Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 of Of Human Bondage contain?

Chapter 11 holds 422 sentences of Of Human Bondage, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 of Of Human Bondage?

Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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How long does Of Human Bondage take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3374 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Of Human Bondage

Words and structures a reader meets early in Of Human Bondage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Human
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Bondage
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Somerset
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Maugham
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Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.
“Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.
If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”
Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.
The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.
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Of Human Bondage

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Of Human Bondage is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.
Line 2
“Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.
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If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”
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Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.
Line 5
The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.
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amusement

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and

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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anything

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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as

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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at

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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back

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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be

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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came

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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can

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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change

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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contemptuous

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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dances

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do

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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don't

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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feeling

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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get

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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given

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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go

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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had

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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hated

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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have

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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he

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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him

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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himself

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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I

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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If

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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imagining

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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into

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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just

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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know

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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knows

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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life

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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looked

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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many

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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Oh

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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old

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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one

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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other's

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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people

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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Philip

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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places

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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school

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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skin

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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slightly

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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soon

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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surprise

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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that

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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The

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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them

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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, one just knows them.

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throw

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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to

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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tried

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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Watson

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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were

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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what

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From this reading The old feeling that he had had at school came back to him, and he tried to throw himself into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson.

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with

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From this reading Watson looked at him with surprise and with a slightly contemptuous amusement.

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would

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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yet

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From this reading Philip hated Watson, and yet he would have given anything to change places with him.

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you

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From this reading If you go to dances you soon get to know as many people as you can do with.”

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