Chapter 9 of The Aspern Papers is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Aspern Papers is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No immediate danger? Surely he thinks her condition strange!” “Yes, because she had been excited. That affects her dreadfully.” “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
Chapter 9 of The Aspern Papers is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 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.
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading “That affects her dreadfully.””
a state at a particular time
From this reading “Surely he thinks her condition strange!””
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “That affects her dreadfully.””
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ““Yes, because she had been excited.”
third-person singular of “excite” — arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading ““It will do so again then, because she excites herself.”
of the present time and place
From this reading ““No immediate danger?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely he thinks her condition strange!””
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Surely he thinks her condition strange!””
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.
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading That affects her dreadfully.”
anew
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
for the reason that
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “No immediate danger?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading That affects her dreadfully.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
third-person singular of “excite” — arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
of the present time and place
From this reading “No immediate danger?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
not any; not one
From this reading “No immediate danger?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That affects her dreadfully.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Surely he thinks her condition strange!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will do so again then, because she excites herself.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, because she had been excited.
Chapter 9 of The Aspern Papers by Henry James holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 189 sentences of The Aspern Papers, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Aspern Papers by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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About 163 minutes of reading across 393 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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