Chapter 15 of The End of the Tether is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The End of the Tether is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Relieve you. You’ve been long enough down there, George.” “Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you! If I were to die to-morrow you would starve. Remember that.
Chapter 15 of The End of the Tether is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “You’ve been long enough down there, George.””
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “You’ve been long enough down there, George.””
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “You’ve been long enough down there, George.””
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you!”
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading ““Relieve you.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember that.”
be hungry; go without food
From this reading “If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.”
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.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you!
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you!
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading “Relieve you.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember that.
be hungry; go without food
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remember that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you George me--you tippling old rascal, you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I were to die to-morrow you would starve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Relieve you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve been long enough down there, George.”
Chapter 15 of The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad holds 194 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.
Chapter 15 holds 194 sentences of The End of the Tether, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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