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The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes) is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By James Branch Cabell • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"But such avocations, Philip, are not necessarily indicative of sanity.

No, it is not, upon the whole, an inevitable manner for an elderly parson to while away an evening."

"Oh, but that was only a part, sir.

He also left the clothes he was wearing--in a rather peculiarly constructed heap, as you can see.

Among them, by the way, I found this flattened and corroded bullet.

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Chapter VIII Reading 1/38

The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes) is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"But such avocations, Philip, are not necessarily indicative of sanity.

Line 2

No, it is not, upon the whole, an inevitable manner for an elderly parson to while away an evening."

Line 3

"Oh, but that was only a part, sir.

Line 4

He also left the clothes he was wearing--in a rather peculiarly constructed heap, as you can see.

Line 5

Among them, by the way, I found this flattened and corroded bullet.

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a

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also

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Among

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an

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and

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From this reading Among them, by the way, I found this flattened and corroded bullet.

are

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From this reading "But such avocations, Philip, are not necessarily indicative of sanity.

as

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From this reading He also left the clothes he was wearing--in a rather peculiarly constructed heap, as you can see.

avocations

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away

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bullet

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But

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by

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can

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clothes

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constructed

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corroded

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elderly

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evening

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flattened

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for

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found

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He

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heap

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I

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in

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indicative

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inevitable

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is

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it

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left

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manner

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necessarily

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No

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not

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of

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Oh

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only

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parson

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part

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peculiarly

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Philip

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rather

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sanity

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see

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sir

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such

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that

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the

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them

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From this reading Among them, by the way, I found this flattened and corroded bullet.

this

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to

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upon

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From this reading No, it is not, upon the whole, an inevitable manner for an elderly parson to while away an evening."

was

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From this reading "Oh, but that was only a part, sir.

way

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From this reading Among them, by the way, I found this flattened and corroded bullet.

wearing

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while

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whole

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you

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Chapter 8 of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes) by James Branch Cabell holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 8 holds 193 sentences of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes), unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

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