Chapter 9 of Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No. I am an artist. It is necessary for my soul...” “Be quiet!” Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window. The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
Chapter 9 of Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading ““No. I am an artist.”
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”
absolutely essential
From this reading “It is necessary for my soul...””
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ““Be quiet!””
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.”
not noticed
From this reading “The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be quiet!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
absolutely essential
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Be quiet!”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
not noticed
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
Chapter 9 of Romance by Joseph Conrad holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 417 sentences of Romance, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Romance by Joseph Conrad exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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How to work through Romance section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Romance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
