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The fanatics

Chapter III

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TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....
If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.
If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....
[_He has no answer._ ...
I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The fanatics

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The fanatics is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....
Line 2
If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.
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If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....
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[_He has no answer._ ...
/hiː hæz noʊ ˈænsər/
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I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

Learner Dictionary

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.

answer verb US /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading “[_He has no answer._ ...”

courage noun US /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading “If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....”

horrid adjective US /ˈhɔːrəd/

exceedingly bad

From this reading “I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.”

nearly adverb US /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading “I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.”

strange adjective US /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading “I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.”

toby noun US /ˈtoʊbi/

a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

From this reading “TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....”

wanted adjective US /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading “TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....”

wish verb US /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

went away verb + particle counted as “go away”

move away from a place into another direction

In this reading “I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.”

come here verb + particle

In this reading “TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading [_He has no answer._ ...

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [_He has no answer._ ...

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [_He has no answer._ ...

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/

exceedingly bad

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading [_He has no answer._ ...

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

TOBYnounUS /ˈtoʊbi/

a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading If you think I don’t know ... that’s why I’ve come.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish I hadn’t now; coming all up through a great horrid strange house; I nearly went away again.

wouldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading TOBY: When you say things you don’t mean ... you never wanted me to come here ... you don’t want me now....

you'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you’d had the courage to say out you didn’t want me here, I wouldn’t of....

Chapter 3 of The fanatics by Miles Malleson holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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