Chapter 10 of Tarr is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tarr is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover. Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it. For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair. In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless. Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
Chapter 10 of Tarr is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.”
shaped like a bulb
From this reading “The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.”
lower than previously
From this reading “In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.”
United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)
From this reading “Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.”
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading “The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.”
In this reading “In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.”
In this reading “The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.”
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.
not being in a specified place
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
shaped like a bulb
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
lower than previously
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
apart from; not including
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
the act of departing
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
on one occasion
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Head between hands, he now stared at the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The portmanteau fell under the bed; he crushed into the red bulbous cover.
at the time that
From this reading Kreisler never sat on his bed except when going to get into it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In those moments of depression in which he did so he always, at once, felt more depressed, or quite hopeless.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For another man it would have replaced the absent armchair.
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Chapter 10 holds 237 sentences of Tarr, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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