Chapter 8 of Tales of Unrest is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tales of Unrest is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps. A dog near by barked hurriedly. Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart. Susan sat very quiet and still. He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
Chapter 8 of Tales of Unrest is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “A dog near by barked hurriedly.”
having a loud resonant metallic sound
From this reading “He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.”
plural of “dash” — distinctive and stylish elegance
From this reading “Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.”
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading “He said to her with drunken severity-- See?”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.”
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading “He said to her with drunken severity-- See?”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.”
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading “Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
later than; following
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
(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 He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading A dog near by barked hurriedly.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A dog near by barked hurriedly.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
having a loud resonant metallic sound
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
plural of “dash” — distinctive and stylish elegance
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading A dog near by barked hurriedly.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
provoking horror
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading A dog near by barked hurriedly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
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From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A dog near by barked hurriedly.
above and across; more than
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Susan sat very quiet and still.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Susan sat very quiet and still.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
not in physical motion
From this reading Susan sat very quiet and still.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan sat very quiet and still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Jean-Pierre staggered back, and after three successive dashes got into his cart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said to her with drunken severity-- See?
precisely as stated
From this reading Susan sat very quiet and still.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He shook the gate with all his strength, and the iron bars rattled with a frightful clanging, like a chain dragged over stone steps.
Chapter 8 of Tales of Unrest by Joseph Conrad holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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