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Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Of Human Bondage is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 16 of Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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Chapter 16 holds 416 sentences of Of Human Bondage, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

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Human
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Bondage
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Somerset
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Maugham
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He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.
He could not count on earning anything for ten years.
The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.
He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.
Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?
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Of Human Bondage

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Of Human Bondage is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.
Line 2
He could not count on earning anything for ten years.
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The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.
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He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.
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Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

Learner Dictionary

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Immortal adj US /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading “He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.”

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a

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

all

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

and

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

anything

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

artists

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

at

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

barely

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

be

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

being

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

but

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

chances

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

could

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

count

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

earned

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

earning

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

economy

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

fear

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

for

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

full

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

gaiety

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

give

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

had

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

He

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

him

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

himself

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

history

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

hundred

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

if

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

it

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

life

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

little

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

manifold

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

money

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

more

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

must

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

necessary

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

never

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

not

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

nothing

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

of

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

on

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

one's

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

painting

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

penury

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

pounds

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

practise

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

produced

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

resign

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

second-rate

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

severest

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

sixteen

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

ten

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

terrible

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

than

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

that

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

the

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

From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

to

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

up

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?

very

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

was

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

which

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

while

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

who

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From this reading The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all.

work

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

worth

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From this reading He must resign himself to penury; and it was worth while if he produced work which was immortal; but he had a terrible fear that he would never be more than second-rate.

would

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From this reading He had very little money, barely sixteen hundred pounds, and it would be necessary for him to practise the severest economy.

years

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From this reading He could not count on earning anything for ten years.

youth

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From this reading Was it worth while for that to give up one’s youth, and the gaiety of life, and the manifold chances of being?